Stealing Spree

Naturally, I stood confused at first.

Everything I did earlier was no good but a crumpled piece of paper filled with silly ideas did the trick. It even made her laugh so hard that her stomach hurt from it.

I mean, I didn’t intentionally write those to make her laugh. They were the ideas that flashed past my mind to make her talk to me again, after all… And they’re written in a way of summaries and conclusions.

At the moment, Shizu was waiting for me to move while being partly annoyed and partly amused.

As her grin gradually turned into a pout because of my hesitation, I immediately stepped forward and entered her embrace as she asked.

With her arms enclosing around me, Shizu's wonderful scent wafted into my nose, calming down whatever’s going on in my mind.

Truthfully, more than being surprised that the paper made her laugh, I was more mesmerized upon seeing the girl laughing like that…

It’s a new side of her that I hadn’t seen yet. And, seeing her laugh freely like that somehow warms my heart. Whether she had the mask on or not, the girl was the embodiment of seriousness.

I managed to make her smile but not laugh like that. Moreover, that’s even the first time that I saw her losing it like that.

To see that she also had that side to her just raised my affection for the girl and… I clearly hoped to see more of it.

However, that’s probably hard to do.

“I’ve just given you the silent treatment and your mind instantly went haywire. What should I do with you, you blockhead?”

Went haywire, huh. I guess that’s what it looked like to her. I couldn’t stand her giving me that silent treatment but I also couldn’t be forceful with her to make her talk to me again. So, I resorted to writing ideas instead. But upon reading those, I deemed all of it a failure even without trying.

“… Are they that funny? I’ve written those with serious thoughts.”

“Serious, you say? Then why did you throw it in the bin?”

“… They’re too silly.”

Right. For example, I wrote something along the lines of singing a song in front of her or dancing in front of her. Perhaps, she imagined all those and… that’s what made her laugh.

I see. That’s probably the case. Imagining me doing what I wrote was what made her laugh that hard.

…Uh, if she somehow asked me to do all those, would I be able to do it? They’re too silly! But if it’s for Shizu… I guess I can swallow the embarrassment.

“And that’s the reason why I find it funny, big dumbo. You’re still at fault, however.” She poked on my forehead while smiling before her expression turned all serious again.

“I know that. But I’m glad you talked to me again. I don’t want to spend the weekends with my Shizu being mad at me.”

“Huh? I’m not mad. Where did you pick that up? I’m jealous. I thought you’re an observer like Nanami.” Shizu shook her head, showing another disappointed expression. “Didn’t you say that whenever it’s your time to be my secretary, you’re mine alone? What did you do today? You spent half of that time with Nanami and Hina… What do you think? Should I rejoice?”

Shizu pinched my nose and had me stare at her. She’s clearly not amused. But the way she puffed up her cheeks while pouting made her more adorable instead.

I couldn’t say that though. I have to tread carefully.

I broke my promise to her. That alone was enough for her to be thoroughly disappointed in me or even result in her thoughts about our relationship changing.

Furthermore, thinking back to what happened, I also wouldn’t put the blame on the two girls… There’s nothing to regret so all I could do here was to accept that it’s entirely my fault.

“… Right. I have no excuse for that.” I said sullenly.

And silence soon followed.

Fortunately, Shizu didn’t push me away though. Instead, she appeared to be thinking while lightly caressing my hair.

My knees were currently bent just to settle on her embrace so… it’s only a matter of time before my legs hurt from squatting like this. But even so, I also never thought of pulling away from her embrace.

To ease it up for me, I gradually lowered my knees further and planted them on the ground.

Around two minutes of silence later, I heard Shizu’s voice gracing my ears. “Date.”

Although I caught her words perfectly, I acted as if I hadn’t heard them clearly by lifting my gaze to wait for her to repeat them.

Surprisingly, what caught my eyes was Shizu’s whole face and ears turned red. She’s biting her lips while her eyes were obviously avoiding my gaze.

“If you didn’t hear it then forget it.” Shizu harrumphed and acted more upset.

However, in my eyes, her cuteness had just doubled.

I know, I’m the one at fault here but… she showed me a chance to tease her.

“You said ‘Date’. I wonder what you mean by that?”

“So, you heard it! You blockhead! I hate you!”

“And I love you. Anyway, hearing it and discerning its meaning is hard for me. Can my Shizu elaborate?”

“… This guy. Now you have the gall to tease me? Do you want to make it up for me or not?”

“I’m not teasing you. Maybe a bit… Alright. I confess. I’m teasing my Shizu. Please tell me how to make it up to you!”

“Take me out on a date, you blockhead. The sooner the better.”

“Shizu, you just made me the luckiest guy on the whole campus.”

“What are you on about? Having multiple girlfriends, who else will be luckier than you?”

Ah. She’s not wrong there.

“That’s not what I meant, you adorable girl.”

“I… I’m not adorable!”

“Yes, you are. My adorable Shizu. I’m the luckiest guy because I can take the famous SC President on a date. If someone heard of this, especially the Vice President, they might die in envy.”

“This blockhead. You’re the one I love. Not them. Remember that. There’s no point in them being jealous. But thank you, you just gave me an idea. Let’s announce our relationship.”

Shizu smirked. She’s clearly amused by that idea.

Knowing what she’s on about, I rode on it and gave her the expected response from me complete with the panicked expression. “Wait…”

“I got to tease you back. I’m satisfied.” Shizu laughed heartily once more.

From how elated she was, the girl eventually pulled me up and kissed me. Although she’s still jealous, she’s now banking on this time that we’re alone.

And to not disappoint her further, I responded in kind. My arms naturally enclosed her waist, picking her up from her seat and putting her down on her table. This way, I can easily respond to her kisses and more.

“Shizu, I love hearing your laughter. I wish I could hear that more often.”

“If you continue being silly, you will. I also don’t know that I can still laugh like that… You’re still this ridiculous. You kept on unearthing what I buried. That’s why… I’m not giving up on not sharing you with others. I want you all to myself…”

“Un. I understand but Shizu, I will apologize in advance. I’ll also not give up to make you mine without giving up on everyone. I’m your greedy blockhead. I’m flawed this way.”

This relationship I have with Shizu might be the trickiest. Nonetheless, it’s still just two stubborn people butting heads while also loving each other a lot.

At the remaining time before the other members of the Student Council returned, Shizu and I used the whole room as our exclusive lovenest.